Fusigobius pallidus (Randall, 2001)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Fusigobius pallidus, commonly called pale sandgoby, is a species of marine fish in the family Gobiidae.
The pale sandgoby is widespread throughout the tropical waters of the Indo-West Pacific from the eastern coast of Africa to the Philippines.
This sandgoby is a small sized fish, it can grow up to a size of 60 millimetres (2.4 in) length.
Wikipedia contributors, Fusigobius pallidus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T22:33:29.247210+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Fusigobius pallidus (Randall, 2001)
- Name authority
- (Randall, 2001)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Gobiiformes
- Family
- Gobiidae
- Genus
- Fusigobius
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderGobiiformes
- familyGobiidae Cuvier, 1816
- subfamilyGobiinae Cuvier, 1816
- genusFusigobius Whitley, 1930
- speciesFusigobius pallidus (Randall, 2001)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Fusigobius. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Fusigobius duospilus Hoese & Reader, 1985 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Fusigobius signipinnis Hoese & Obika, 1988 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Fusigobius maximus (Randall, 2001) | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Fusigobius gracilis (Randall, 2001) | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| orange-spotted sand-gobyFusigobius longispinus Goren, 1978 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Fusigobius humeralis (Randall, 2001) | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Fusigobius transversus Allen, Erdmann, Brooks & Ichida, 2026 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Coryphopterus pallidus Randall, 2001 Randall, 2001 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=278770 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:6K63Q. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.